Category: child abuse

Rise in child abuse online threatens to overwhelm UK police, officers warn – The Guardian

Posted February 9th, 2021 in child abuse, computer crime, encryption, indecent photographs of children, internet, news by sally

‘The vast, and growing, volume of child abuse material being created and shared online is threatening to overwhelm police efforts to tackle it, senior officers have told the Guardian. And the situation is likely to worsen, National Crime Agency (NCA) child abuse lead Rob Jones warned, if social media sites such as Facebook press ahead with further encryption of messaging services.’

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The Guardian, 9th February 2021

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UK’s FGM safeguarding policies undermining welfare, study warns – The Guardian

Posted February 4th, 2021 in child abuse, female genital mutilation, minorities, news, police, reports, social services by sally

‘Safeguarding policies introduced to protect women and girls against female genital mutilation (FGM) are instead eroding trust and alienating African diaspora communities, a study has found.’

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The Guardian, 4th February 2021

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Government publishes strategy to tackle child sexual abuse – Family Law

Posted January 29th, 2021 in child abuse, children, crime prevention, government departments, news, sexual offences by sally

‘The Home Secretary has published a new strategy to protect children from child sexual abuse.’

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Family Law, 28th January 2021

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Lockdown may have played part in rise of domestic child killings, says Met – The Guardian

Posted January 27th, 2021 in child abuse, coronavirus, homicide, London, mental health, news, police by sally

‘The pressures of lockdown may have played a part in a rise in children killed in domestic homicides, Britain’s biggest police force today said.’

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The Guardian, 26th January 2021

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Tyrell Robinson and Korie Berman jailed for sexual activity with children – BBC News

Posted January 27th, 2021 in child abuse, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A former Bradford City footballer has been jailed for having sex with an underage girl and taking a photograph of his friend in bed with two others.’

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BBC News, 26th January 2021

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Priti Patel publishes new strategy to protect children from sexual abuse – Home Office

Posted January 25th, 2021 in bills, child abuse, children, criminal records, government departments, internet, news, sexual offences, victims by sally

‘The Home Secretary has today published a first-of-its-kind national strategy to protect children from all forms of child sexual abuse. The Tackling Child Sexual Abuse Strategy sets out how the Government will use new legislation and enhanced technology to stop offenders in their tracks.’

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Home Office, 22nd January 2021

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Female child sex abuse ‘remains taboo’ while victims struggle – BBC News

Posted January 20th, 2021 in child abuse, children, news, sexual offences, statistics, victims, women by sally

‘Victims of female child sexual abusers face “enormous stigma and shame”, according to police and charities.’

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BBC News, 19th January 2021

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Eton teacher jailed for sex offences against pupils – BBC News

Posted December 18th, 2020 in abuse of position of trust, child abuse, children, imprisonment, indecent photographs of children, news, school children, sentencing, teachers by sally

‘A former Eton College teacher has been jailed for five years for a string of sexual offences against pupils during “nocturnal” visits to their bedrooms.’

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BBC News, 17th December 2020

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Pupils’ historical abuse at London schools claims total £1m – BBC News

Posted December 18th, 2020 in child abuse, children, compensation, news, school children, victims, violence by sally

‘Nearly £1m in compensation has been paid to dozens of former students at two London private schools following historical allegations of abuse.’

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BBC News, 17th December 2020

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Reading school teacher jailed over sex with pupil – BBC News

Posted December 17th, 2020 in abuse of position of trust, child abuse, news, sentencing, sexual offences, teachers by sally

‘A private school teacher who had sex with a pupil has been jailed.’

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BBC News, 17th December 2020

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Granville Gibson: Church dismissed sex priest abuse as drunkenness – BBC News

Posted December 17th, 2020 in alcohol abuse, child abuse, clergy, news, reports, sexual offences by sally

‘Church officials dismissed claims a priest was sexually abusing young men as “drunkenness”, a report has found.’

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BBC News, 17th December 2020

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Grooming gangs come from ‘diverse backgrounds’, says Home Office as review finally published – The Independent

Posted December 16th, 2020 in child abuse, children, freedom of information, gangs, government departments, news, Pakistan, sexual grooming, sexual offences, statistics by sally

‘Grooming gangs come from “diverse backgrounds”, a Home Office review has concluded. The research, originally promised by Sajid Javid in 2018, was published on Tuesday following a government U-turn. The Home Office previously said releasing the paper would not be in the “public interest”, in response to a Freedom of Information request by The Independent, but committed to making it public after a petition signed by more than 130,000 people.’
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The Independent, 15th December 2020

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Online harms bill: firms may face multibillion-pound fines for illegal content – The Guardian

Posted December 15th, 2020 in bills, child abuse, consumer protection, fines, internet, news, suicide, terrorism by sally

‘Social media companies will need to remove and limit the spread of harmful content or face fines of billions of pounds, the UK government has announced, as it finally reveals the details of its proposed internet regulation. The online harms bill, first proposed by Theresa May’s government in April 2019, sets out strict new guidelines governing removal of illegal content such as child sexual abuse, terrorist material and media that promotes suicide, which sites must obey or face being blocked in the UK.’

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The Guardian, 15th December 2020

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Encrypted messaging putting children at risk of abuse, says watchdog – The Guardian

Posted December 9th, 2020 in child abuse, children, indecent photographs of children, internet, news, sexual grooming, sexual offences by sally

‘The children’s commissioner for England has warned that end-to-end encryption is putting children at risk of abuse, as a survey finds that most eight-year-olds are using messaging apps supposedly restricted to those aged 13 or older.’

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The Guardian, 8th December 2020

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Child abuse carried out under guise of medical treatment, report finds – The Guardian

Posted December 4th, 2020 in abuse of position of trust, child abuse, children, doctors, news, nurses, professional conduct, sexual offences by sally

‘Healthcare practitioners who committed child sexual abuse commonly did so under the guise of medical treatment, which went unchallenged by other staff even when unnecessary or inappropriate because of their position of trust, research has found.’

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The Guardian, 3rd December 2020

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Army Cadet leader jailed for nine years for sex offences against boys – The Independent

Posted November 26th, 2020 in armed forces, child abuse, guilty pleas, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A former Army Cadet leader has been jailed for nine years after pleading guilty to child sex offences committed between 1981 and 1991.’

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The Independent, 25th November 2020

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Former Great Ormond Street hospital porter charged with child sex offences – The Guardian

Posted November 26th, 2020 in child abuse, hospitals, news, sexual offences by sally

‘A former Great Ormond Street hospital porter has been charged with a series of sex offences against children.’

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The Guardian, 26th November 2020

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Eton teacher found guilty of sexually touching students on night-time visits to bedrooms – The Independent

Posted November 26th, 2020 in child abuse, news, sexual offences, teachers by sally

‘A former Eton College teacher has been found guilty of sexually touching students during night-time visits to their bedrooms.’

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The Independent, 25th November 2020

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Richard Huckle: Prisoner jailed over ‘poetic justice’ murder – BBC News

Posted November 25th, 2020 in child abuse, imprisonment, murder, news, prisons, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A psychopathic prisoner who murdered paedophile Richard Huckle in an act of “poetic justice” has been sentenced to a minimum of 34 years in jail.’

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BBC, 24th November 2020

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Vigilante justice: is evidence obtained by ‘paedophile hunter’ groups admissible in criminal proceedings? – 2 Hare Court

Posted November 16th, 2020 in appeals, chambers articles, child abuse, children, criminal justice, evidence, human rights, internet, news, privacy, sexual offences, Supreme Court by sally

‘On 15 July 2020 the Supreme Court handed down its findings in Sutherland (Appellant) v Her Majesty’s Advocate (Respondent) (Scotland) [2020] UKSC 32.’

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2 Hare Court, 2nd November 2020

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